Ask Patch Foundry: 88, 76, or 73 key Nord Stage Model?

I recently got this email:

Hi Eric,
My wife and I play music and lead worship together and I’ve wanted to upgrade her piano game for some time. Do you have any thoughts on the full 88-key or is the 76 an okay option? We play around a bit so I could see advantage of having one less octave to carry, but was curious your thoughts on that as someone who plays a bunch.
Thanks, Clark

Ask Patch FoundryEric BarfieldJuly 25, 2020Nord Stage 3, Nord Stage 3 HP76

Ask Patch Foundry: Sending Program Change Messages To A Keyboard or Synth

One of our readers wondered if it was possible to change patches on an external keyboard or synth when changing patches in MainStage. Here’s how to get MainStage to do it:

Ask Patch FoundryEric BarfieldFebruary 20, 2018change patches, external synth

Ask Patch Foundry: How To Layer Two Sounds

I recently had a reader ask about layering two sounds together in MainStage. Using the new NS 2.0 not only is it possible to quickly combine patches, but your performance controls are automatically mapped into the Smart Control section. Here’s how to do it:

Ask Patch FoundryEric BarfieldNovember 28, 2017

Ask Patch Foundry: Native Instrument’s Komplete Kontrol Integration

I received this email from a reader this week:

Does the NI controller fully interface with the NI au plugins through main stage like it would through kontakt and will the keylab integrate with the vst plugins as well?